Description
Water Chemistry provides students with the tools needed to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both natural and engineered systems. After providing basic information about water and its chemical composition in environmental systems, the text covers theoretical concepts key to solving water chemistry problems.Water Chemistry emphasizes that both equilibrium and kinetic processes are important in aquatic systems. The content focuses not only on inorganic constituents but also on natural and anthropogenic organic chemicals in water. This new edition of Water Chemistry also features updated discussions of photochemistry, chlorine and disinfectants, geochemical controls on chemical composition, trace metals, nutrients, and oxygen.Quantitative equilibrium and kinetic problems related to acid-base chemistry, complexation, solubility, oxidation/reduction reactions, sorption, and the fate and reactions of organic chemicals are solved using mathematical, graphical, and computational tools. Examples show the application of theory and demonstrate how to solve problems using algebraic, graphical, and up-to-date computer-based techniques. Additional web material provides advanced content.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsSymbols and AcronymsSymbolsAcronymsUnits for physical quantitiesImportant constantsConversion FactorsEnergy-related quantitiesPressureSome useful relationshipsPart I. Prologue1 Introductory matters2 Aqueous geochemistry I: Inorganic chemical composition of natural watersPart II. Theory, Fundamentals, and Important Tools3 The thermodynamic basis for equilibrium chemistry4 Activity-concentration relationships5 Fundamentals of chemical kinetics6 Fundamentals of organic chemistry for environmental systemsPart III. Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics7 Principles of acid-base equilibria8 Solving acid-base equilibria and the carbonate system9 Complexation reactions and metal ion speciation10 Solubility: Reactions of solid phases with water11 Redox equilibria and kinetics12 Surface chemistry and sorption13 Partitioning and chemical transformations of organic contaminantsPart IV. Chemistry of Natural Waters and Engineered Systems14 Fundamentals of photochemistry and some applications in aquatic systems15 Chemistry of chlorine and other oxidants/disinfectants16 Aqueous geochemistry II: Provenance, weathering, and landscape models for natural waters17 The minor elements: Fe, Mn, Al18 Dissolved oxygen19 Nutrient cycles and the chemistry of nitrogen and phosphorus20 Natural organic matterAppendix: Free energies and enthalpies of formation of common chemical speciesIndex
